Isn’t it great when a place you’ve barely thought about proves to be an unexpected highlight? Our day 12 drive, from Pickering to the Yorkshire Dales, took in the aforementioned highlight, Knaresborough.
England road trip: day 11 – North Yorkshire coast
It was a slightly stressful start to the day as we awaited the first of the week’s exam results. Continue reading England road trip: day 11 – North Yorkshire coast
England road trip: day 10 – Northumberland to North Yorkshire
Today marked the start of our journey south. Leaving Northumberland, we drove down through County Durham to North Yorkshire to visit three very different towns and villages; Runswick, Whitby and Pickering.
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England road trip: day 9 – Northumberland coast
We spent a week in Northumberland many years ago, when eldest teen was a toddler. My enduring memory of that trip is of beaches and castles.
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England road trip: day 8 – Northumberland
A driving day, albeit a relatively short one, from inland Northumberland to the coast.
England road trip: day 7 – Hadrian’s Wall, Northumberland
Another day discovering Hadrian’s Wall country. Whilst I would happily visit every Roman attraction youngest teen was already muttering we’d done too much ‘Hadrian’ (i.e. one museum, one walk beside the wall).
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